What is this little gremlin ๐Ÿ› eating my tomato plant? #growwnostr #asknostr

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caterpillars

He ate half my plant lol

Yes, because that's the only thing they do, either pick it all out or do a spray if you have a lot of it.

Thanks ๐Ÿ™ I will try one of these

No problem ๐Ÿซ‚๐Ÿ’œ

Pictures won't load, but you're likely referencing the red horned tomato worm.

Ok yes I think so

It's green, has lighter green stripes on its body, and a curved red horn on its bottom.

Yes! Thatโ€™s it

Haha ๐Ÿคฃ yep

that's a future flutter by

I donโ€™t wanna kill him

just put him elsewhere and wish him luck ๐Ÿค™๐Ÿป

Ok yes ๐Ÿค™

They make good short term pets for children. You can put it in a jar with some holes in the lid. It will make a chrysalis and metamorphosize. But don't forget to feed it clippings from tomato plants.

Oh wow, thatโ€™s a sweet idea! Thanks

I now have a pet caterpillar ๐Ÿ›

Tobacco horn worm. They eat tomatoes because they're related. (They even have trace amounts of nicotine in them.) They will decimate a crop. My chickens think they're delicious.

Thanks, yes he went to work overnight

I had 3 of them take out 5 plants in less than 2 hours one year. Now my chickens get fat treats. Lol

Haha thatโ€™s perfect

Baby Sphinx Moth :) (aka tomato hornworm)

Thanks, little chunky fella

I love our sphinx moths here (we have vashti and bumblebee clearwing), they are beautiful, and pollinators.

I wonder if there's a "weed" one could transfer the caterpillars to, to save the tomatoes and the moth?

Iโ€™m going to keep him as a pet for the time being, although Iโ€™ll probably let him go before too long